Help Kakai find her leading man

BAUTISTA. Moves up to lead status.

From playing perennial sidekick or loyal best friend in many TV shows and films, singer-comedienne Kakai Bautistia is finally moving up to lead status by way of the rom-com movie, “Miss Q and A: Para sa Magaganda Lang Ba Ang Love Life?,” megged by Lemuel Lorca.

The search is on for Kakai’s leading man! If you know a likely prospect, the role is open to both stars and newbies.

Aspirants must be in their late 20s to mid-30s. Send profile and demo reel to [email protected]

More value for money

Enjoy great new ABS-CBN content produced by the exclusive channels of the “mahiwagang black box,” such as “Funny Ka, Pare Ko” sitcom on CineMo channel;

“Team Yey!” on Yey! channel, a daily show about kids exploring their talents, skills and abilities in fun and exciting ways; “MathDali,” a show hosted by Robi Domingo that makes learning mathematics easier, and “Agricoolture,” a show hosted by Enchong Dee on the Knowledge Channel.

Expanding Filipinos’ viewing experience is the Kapamilya Box Office (KBO), an affordable pay-per-view commercial-free service, which airs television and movie marathons using a lineup of freshly released titles.

Aside from these new content offers, Filipinos can continue to enjoy on ABS-CBN TV Plus other channels such as dzMM Teleradyo, ABS-CBN Sports + Action and ABS-CBN.

It’s like having cable with no monthly fee. Log on to www.abs-cbntvplus.com for more details.

‘‘Tho The Heavens Fall’

Lawyer Ray Olaguer has written eye-opening books that have exposed corrupt practices in high places, like “Fighting Corruption,” “Social Vermin” and “Sinking Into The Mire.”

His latest novel, “‘Tho The Heavens Fall,” subtitled “The Macapagal Boulevard Overpricing Scam,” was recently launched.

Author Olaguer knows whereof he writes. He retired from the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) of the Office of the Ombudsman in 2010.

He aggressively prosecuted cases before the Sandiganbayan, the special antigraft court, for 16 years, during which he became director of the OSP Bureau, which trained prosecutors to win graft cases against high-ranking government officials. Later, he returned to OSP to work on the office of the overall Deputy Ombudsman.

Randy David affirms: “Perhaps there is no better way to illustrate the cultural rootedness of corruption than by employing the narrative form of the novel. Ray Olaguer’s fascinating book is a case study of corruption written like a thriller.”

PADRE PIO. His feast day will be commemorated on Sept. 23.

St. Pius’ feast day

The Feast Day of St. Pius of Pietrelcina, popularly known as Padre Pio, on Sept. 23 will be celebrated at the newly constructed Padre Pio Parish Church on Garnet st., Barangay Marcelo Green, Parañaque City.

The Padre Pio Parish Church was constructed through the efforts of the parishioners in successfully generating funds through Project 1248.

Padre Pio devotees are invited to attend Mass at the newly constructed church. Friday Mass is scheduled at 6:30 a.m., 12 noon and 7 p.m.

Call the Padre Pio Parish at  799-5746. Current Parish administrator is Father Gilbert Romulo.

Technolux at Wofex

Technolux, the leading distributor of food service, laundry and cleaning equipment, recently participated in the World Food Expo at the World Trade Center.

Flagship brands highlighted at Wofex included Taylor ice cream machines, Vitamix blenders, Elmeco Granita machines, Menu Master microwave ovens, Ipso laundry equipment, Jiffy steamers, True refrigerators and freezers, Manitowoc ice machines, Vittore espresso machines and Schzerer coffee machines. Check out www.technolux.net or call 896-4941.

‘Happy Na, Birthday Pa’

Singer-songwriter Jeff Cifra celebrates his natal day with a “Happy Na, Birthday Pa” musical-comedy show tomorrow at 10 p.m. at The Library, Malate, Manila.

Performers include Toff Guela, Kerwin Caballero and Brian Phillip of Vfort Band; Russel Dionela, Jay Pengson and Crissy Rendon; Josh “Bruce” Villegas; Katrina Igar and Kiko Salazar.